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Joseph Pieper Quotes on Love

Joseph Pieper was a German Catholic philosopher and one of the most widely read twentieth-century interpreters of Thomas Aquinas. This page collects quotes attributed to Joseph Pieper on the topic of love, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Joseph Pieper:

    “Hope is the virtue of the wayfarer.”

  • Attributed to Joseph Pieper:

    “Truth is the soul's love of being as it is.”

  • Attributed to Joseph Pieper:

    “Justice unites human beings; injustice separates them.”

  • Attributed to Joseph Pieper:

    “Worship is the source of culture, not its product.”